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Vue de la Chute du Rhin pres de Schaffhouse prise du Couchant

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Date

1795-1841

Artist

Print after Johann Jakob Sperle (1770-1841)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3309978

Description

View of the Rhine Falls, to the left of which is a watermill; rocky outcrops protrude above the rapids; above and to the right is a house and two figures; in the right foreground is a stone building in the water, connected to the land with a small bridge; a stone wall in the water cuts across the centre foreground; a boat loaded with barrells next to the bridge; in the left foreground are four richly-dressed figures observing the waterfall. Etching with hand-colouring.

Inscription

Graphite inscription on verso: "k / z / 23.4.29", and "Sperli"

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Rheinfall, Schaffhausen Canton, Switzerland

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Waterfalls
Trees
Rivers
People
Buildings

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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